Line-casting machine.



R. 0. BOARDMAN. LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 21.

19' Patented 0ct.21,1913.

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R. 0. ISQARDMAN. LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.21,1911. 1,076,478. Patented 00's. 21, 1913 5SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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LINE CASTING MACHINEA l APPLICATION FILED Nov.z1,1911.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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APPLICATION LED NOV.21, 1911. v

'Patented om.. 21, 1913.

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LINE-CASTING MACHINE.

'peetication of Lettexsfatent.

Patented (ict. 21,1913,

Appncntm flied november zu, i911. serial no. 661,512.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.' n

Be it known that I, Renner O. Bompiani', of Grand Rapids, county ofKent, ind Stute of Michigan, have invented i1 new sind lneefulImprovement in Line-(lhsting Machines, of which Vthe following is iSpecification.

This invention has reference to' lineeetfing machines of theMergenthaleicla/sesam which circulating matrices representing mdividualcharacters, and stored in n niegazine, :ire selected by lt1 linger-keynieclainlein, composed temporarily in line, withr suitable spaces, lundthe Composed line preeentedto the face of :t slotted mold to formvclmrsicterel on he edge of at type inetal sing or litiotypeI ensttherein, the matrices being thereafter returned, through n distributingmechanism, to tho ningzine.

The inventionV relntes more particularly to those machines in which anumber of magazines, cach containing c tom or' series of matrices, areemployed,l the organization vbeing such that the matrices of ny magnzinelnfiy be brought into' action :it will. lleretofore these innchinel havelie'en' ccnsti-noted with n series of stationary mage.'

` zines, erich provided with si. series of escape niente to dischargethe matrices one .fit n' time: and also with e series of magazines inranged to rise and tall in order to' lil-ing the selected imignzineinto' operative position, these magazines being also ln-nidad eet-li'with n series of escnpelnen'ts.

My invention consists in' fi machine. haring n series of stationarymagazines combined with n. single series ot escnpenientf; movable upwhrd:md downit'nrd :it will` so that they muy he. caused to opel-hte withany one ot' the nnignzines, the fnriingeinont. heing such that. allretained mntriees nre held within the miiguzines, in order that theescupen ments muy he moved from one ningnzine to another :it any moment.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a front elevation of themilgnilies ind the assembling mechanism in nceordunre with my intentioinFig. 2 is a vertical frogs section from left to fight on 'the line n2-SFig. l. Fig; 3 is a Side elevation oi' the parte shown iii the precedingtigiires, look ing from the right.- Fig. 4 4ie a 'vertical ser# tion onthe line '-b-ioFig. il, Fig. ie :i horizontal section on the line Figs.l

"parte, snhrieqneiitly to he described.

and 2. Fig. b is si Avertical section on the sume line as Fig. 2, butwith the parts in the position' they occupy when the eecpenents sindassembler are to he shifted verti ciilly. Fig. 7 is a vertical `sectionon n larger scile 'on the seine line is Fig. 2, but with theescap'eineiits iii the.s`ec'orldtry position, with matrix releasedfrdiii a magziiebnt Still retained by the escpenie'n't. Fig. S, is aside elevation looking from the right, illnstrotting the nninne'r 1'nwhich theaeeeinhler is hinged to siting upward. Fi'g. 9 is upeispefi-ixn; view, pstly in Section, showing the dctnils of theecuipe'rn'ent.

Atetex''ring to the drawings: A represents portionC of the rigid n'lninframe, which inou.: he J form :ind construction adapted to the t'nrioiisoperntii'e parts.

B7 B", etc., represent the inclined sttiohary magazines to curry thematrices, These lnagz'izines are seated ttheir Stilen in vertical platesforming :i 'portion of the niiin traine, shown iii Figs. 1 end Eachingiixiiie consists of t-wo parallel, Separated platee, provided intheir iniirr faces with longitudinal grooves to :ferrite und 'guide theupper and lower edges of the matrices, which fire delivered into `theningzizine it the upper end iid ieilinitted to escnl'i'e ontx zit n'time :it the lower end` :is Usual in thisl einen of nnu'hines. 4' l`h0lower ends oflthe magazines are b'ei'c'led in' n terticnl plane topermit. the ilhilniiedcd vertical moveiient of the eicsipenieiits iiildother Five magazines 1ro shoe il -in the present inetlhce, each tocontain ii series o'r font of nitricrs tliti'e'ring` troni those in theother inl'gnzines. lt will he observed tlnit the nmgziiles :iretol'istinrted withoiit estpelnents or lifeline for controlling theescupe of the nnltrilce l) represents vertical lmek {ilnte toii'n ingpart of the :nsseixihliilg iiirliiiiiisin. nhd mountedl to slideti'pwird :iiid doii'iiwhl'd in 'index ih the niiiin 'f1-finie, dirrctlivagainst he front ends of the ingniihes, in ordelto [werent the escribeof the motrices from.

those in'gxizinee which lire not for the niohie'iit in it-tion. Throughthe lick iilate there 'ori'iied, as showh in Fig-7, :l hori- Zo'iit'lSlot or openihg' IZ.' tlii'oiigh `which thtl matrices mit eernpe fromonenngniiie :it the' time when the phlfe is editie-ted tti-living thisslot opposite the magazine, as shown in Figs. 2 and 7. V

l["or the purpose of controlling the escape of the matrices one at atime from the varions channels of the magazines, I employ a horizontalrow or series of escapement devices, one for each channel.. Theseescapements,4 consisting each of a. latch or finger E, mounted on ahorizontal pivot e, and a coperatingidog E guided' to slide upward anddownward. The finger E is acted upon by a springrF, which serves toholdits rear eml normally in an elevated position directly in` Vfront of theforemost matrix, as shown in Fig. 2, so that. the escape of the matrixfrom the magazine is prevented. 'llhe dog E" is notched to receive theforeardcnd of the latch E, in order to impart.- ihotion thereto, thenotch being elon-v gated vertically, so that. lost motion is permittedbetween the two parts. l

Normally the two escapement parts or members stand in the position shownin l"ig.'2. Vfhcn a matrix to be discharged the dog E moves upward untilits end stands above the upper surface of the latch, and in the path ofthe outcoming matrix, as shown in Fig. T. The rl the dog E' continuesuntil it lifts the forward end of the latch ll, causing the rear end ot'tht` latter to more down\\"ard outY ol engagement with thix matrix. sothat the latter may pass forward out. of the magazine, until arrested bythe dog E', as shown in l ig. 7, the advanced matrix resting against andholding back the next matrix in the series, beyond the end of the latchE. 'Zlhe motion. of the parts is now reversed, and the dfg E moveddownward to release the torward matrix. As it descends. and before itreleases the matrix. it, releases the latch, C, 'which is thrownui'ipafard to arrest the second matrix. and hold it within the magazinewhile the first matrix passi-s o-.it\vard, over' the dogg lil". to theassembling devices and to the line in course of .f-oniposition, ashereinafter described. The dogs ll may be op crateri through anysuitable connections irom inger l 's or other actuating ..leviee-s. lnthe draw ng they are. connected by a. sliding io-int' to the upper endsof vertically guided reeds G, hereinafter described in detaii.V

For the purpose of receiving matrices as they are dischargedt`rom themagazines, and delivering them to the line, lf employ an assemblingmechanism'attached to, and movable npard and downward with, the platel). This 'assenibiing mechanism comi' a Channel plate consisting ot" twovcrconnectcd plates H and Il', and intermediate pa imnplatcs it, n 'veenwhich :cud to the assembling' belt or other carrier fernuni/1v a. partof the assemhling mechanism, and serving to carry the matrices to theleft, toward the assembler or holder in which the line is composed. Itwill also be noted that this channel-plate is pivotally movable about.the horizontal shaft q on the back give access to the nterlor thereof orto the other parts, when desired,'but is normally held in operativeposition by the hand latch H1", see Fig. 8. In the present instance thiscarrier` l forming part of the assembling mechanism consists of anendless inclined, constantly driven belt I, arranged to travel aroundtwo supporting pulleys t and z". The lower end of the belt deli\fers thematrices over a guide 2, into a vertical guide or passage i", throughwhich they descend into a horizontal channel in the assembling clevatorJ, into which they are carried laterally, one after another, by a rotarystar wheel K, this wheel and the assembler being essentially' the sameas in the Mergenthaler machines.

lt is to be noted that the entire assembling mechanism, consisting ofthe carrie` belt and the guides which directthe matrices to the beltfrom the magazines, and the connected parts, are all. movable upward anddownward with the back plate D in relation to the magazines, so that.whenever the receiving slot in the plate D is in positionto receivematrices from the magazine the s sembling devices are in position toteceive the matrices, in turn, and deliver them toward the assembler. t

The carrier belt I may be made 'of any suitable form, with or withoutfingers or projections, and arranged at any suitable angle orinclination the details of this belt, and of the assembling devices,notI being of the essence of my invention.

The reeds (l which act'uate the escapements are mounted in guides g. g,seated in the assembling mechanism, so that when the latter is movedupward and downward the reeds and their guides are also moved. The reeds(i receive motion from reeds l., guided in the stationary mainframe, andconnected in anyy suitable manner with the finger keys, iai-ionsmechanisms `for this purpose being wel! known in the art. As the rcedsGare adjusted upward and downward with,the assembling mechanism, it isnecessary that they shall be connected to and disconnected from thereeds L. To this end, the reeds G are provided with notches g equal 'innumber to the magazines, and each adapted to receive the lateralprojection on the'upper ends ol' the reeds L. rhe reed guides q. aremounted to slide horizontally forward and backward, and are urgedconstantly forward by a spring (/2. so that when the guides are releasedthe reeds G will be automatifaily brought. forward and disconnected fromthe reeds l1. as shown in Fig. 6.

For the purpose of moving thereeds G late D in order tof* 'Secured tothe :if-'scinbei bald: p1

and i'cngaging Lhm, L nm: highi 0i' ugmliqi', with iisg: umh L im)horlzimml IQck shuiftgs und M' uw icqtifd, in the Mseiriblvy frfixgii.liiw, slmf'lg being; fiattlcni on um: idv, su tiizi wiwi; mri'md if dieI'tioii siimm iii Fig. 2 ihefy will huid the the aum tin' Q they will,yi'mi, Ling iligvnggj: reg

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" end of the simil' m @ni-Lying ai infami pinion O, which engagvs rimpint-isi /i un mi@ 11131 of the hpi'izom/u hgi'f' L mui. is seated in thmain frange, :nfld mwiliffd at ips finis with gears p, iigagiug ici-thairadis i When the hand lever Hinwil ig. im'mi'as nitigii through timeirihrinmliaw pgn-is the gears Ir', which iii iii'ii mou; the mcksthereby iasing uit i m',-,i'in g tim uil'uv im sembliiig mechanism, thevs cu-gmuents, and tshev back plate'D, :is im bring tim Suid parts andtheir afjulwis inw upmviivu ru lation with une, umgn'fciii mi. uuuiigu,in other 201115, the inw-onrein, of tl-hu imm? ii ver slei'vqs tolgi'ii 'i' im nmi'ir; ivi-:hing :15M `zigsriiilgli,iig de'yw iii up:mtime ,'eiiLi-u n: olie'o* another :if tie@ imma maga/nini and formingv, mi: in zimmi'pustim: my;

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into aetioii at will7 the carrying belt atljustahle vertieally tororrespond to the pai'- tioular magazine in action. and means forimparting motion to said lielt in its` diti'erent adjusted positions.

3. In a typographical machine, the eomliination of a plurality ol'magazines for the matrices, any one ot which may be brought into actionat will, and the earrying lielt l. 10 the said belt being adjustable todilterent vertical positions to eorrespond to tlie particular magazinein action.

4. In a typographical machine, the eoiiihination of a plurality ofmagazines for the matrices, an assembler, conveying means t'ordelivering the matrices thereto and deviees for guiding the matrit-.estrom a selected magazine to the conveying: means, the eon- Veying' meansbeing;r adjustable to different vertieal positions to eori'espi'ind tothe particular magazine iii. action. together with a Chute leading' tothe as ,emhler and arranged t0 receive the n'iatriees i'rom theconveyingy means in any ot' their adjusted positions,

5. ln a typograpliir'al inaehiue, the eombination of a plurality otinclined inaga zihes, and a single series ot eseapen'ient iiitivablefrom one magazine to another. the lower ends of said magazines beingbeveled and having;r their beveled i'aees l'yinf.y iii the .same planein order to permit the esrape ments to move in a stiaight patti.

t. ln a typog'i'apliieal machine. the ('oiiiliination ot a plurality olfinahiziiies. sis- :semblimgr devices movable from one to an other ot'said inaefazinea` at will. and ii "aus for closing' the ends ot" saidiiiaejaf/ines dur ingr the nioveii'ient ot .said devices and iii/v abletherewith.

40 7. ln a tilvpt'igiai'ihieal iiiaehine. thil eom hination ot' ai'iluratity of iriagazines, as tsemloling deviees ii'iova`bltt'i'om oneto an other ot said magazines, a cover plate to elose the ends ot allthe iiiagi'aziiies` heit one.,

and a seeond plate to elor-te the end et' the exposed magazine andaimable :il will l'i'oni its operative position to permit the pit-sageot the matrices from the sa id magazine bolli plates being ei'inni-etedVto the liid ziaseiulrline;

derives and moiahle therewi,

S. ln a typogi'raphiral machine, the eomV hination of. 1i plurality otiiiaziaziiies, means tor elosingg the ends ot' all the magazines butone, movable assenililingv deviees eo'iper 5.5 ating with the exposedmir zine, and means tor elosing' the eiid ol' the exposed iiiae'aziiiiebefore said deviees are moved and movable therewith.

t). Vln a typographical machinethe vomvv bination ot a plurality ofmagazines. means l t'oi' holding the matriee within all ot` ma!iiiaiiazii'ies exeept tlu one in servire. niet 1 i.

able assembling dovrei-s lying' beyond the delivery ends ot' saidiiiiieazines and miopeii ating' with the one in servire, and means t'orpushing a protruding' matrix haelt into .said magazine before saiddevi'res are moved and then movable therewith.

10. In a typographieal iiiaehine, an eseapement deviee eomiirisingir twomembers. each having a single matrix engaging portion, the said membersIbeing eapahle of an independent relative movement to ett'eet, therelease ot a matrix.

itA ln a typographical maehine. an eseapementl device eon'iprising twomembers, eaeli having a single matrix engaging portion and actingalternately to release and arrest the deseendimi,r n'iatriees, the saidnieiiiliera being mounted independently and movable i'eiai'ively to eaehother iii their action,

i2. ln a ogi'aphioal machine, an e.- 'apt-inent f; comprising two singlematrix engaging' members capable of inde pendent; relaiiie, movement,one pivotally iiionnted and the other lsliding'ly mounted, and :ir-,tinaalternately to release and arrest the deseeivtintr, io iti'ioes.

lt. ln a tvpeai'aphieal machine, an eseapement device eoivipi'ising twoSingle i-i..\.trix eii-,i .iii members Capable of independent relativei'iioveinent, eting alternateiy to release and arrest the deseendingmatrici@` one ot .said members being; piv- .oallv mounted and the otherslidiiifl mounted, and one t-oiiti'olled in its position by the other.

14. l5 a typeifi'aphieal maeliine, an ewapeiiniiit deviei:coiiipi'iaine' two relatively niouable parti: artitig alternately torelease and arrest the deseendiiigr matrices, the said parts heini;rJ-1o connected as to permit lost motion between them. whereby oneoperatively iii-'wed in adiy am'e ot the other.

il?. in a typogi'rapliiffal iiiat'liine. the romhinatifin ot` aplurality ot' iiuigayines, channeled i'iati'ix giiidi'fig meanscomprising iront :ind hat-k plates and intermediate pai'A titioiis. am'a supporting' frame for ,said `Hiidiiigr meany sliit'talilr to registerthem with any setta-ted magazine, and the said guiding nit-ans heine:inovably connected to the suiipoi'tiiie trame so as to permit, them tobe shifted out of operative position when desired.

IG. 1n a typcejrapl'iical maeliine, the combination ot a plurality ot'magazines, channeled matrix guiding means comprising vtroni and liaekplates and intermediate partitions, and a `Vaqiportinig' frame for saidraiding .means shittable to register them ith any teleetid magazine, andthe said ,ein imams being pivotally eonneeted to tlf .t .pi'iortingftrame to perirnit` them to be ein their operative position when "e atypogfi'apliieal iiiaeliine, the Com- -o ot a ptiiialitv ot' magazines,aS- aj 'teqiees movable Vtrom one to another of said magazines nl will,und means hand this 13th day of November, 1911, in for pushmg nprot-rmhnp nmtrlx buck mlo the presence of two attestlng w1tnessee..

one of the magazines, the Suid pushing R BERN x D means being movablewith the said assemo l 0' B01 R 5 blmg devlces trom one mxo opemtlverela Wltnesses:

tlon to another of sand nmgazmes. CHARLES H. L1LLm,

1n testimony whereof I hereunto set my( JAY lV. LINSEY.

